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Manohar Parrikar’s jibe on Aamir Khan rocks Parliament

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is facing a lot backlash
for raking up actor Aamir Khan’s ‘intolerance remarks’ controversy. On Monday, the
Union Minister was attacked in the Rajya Sabha by opposition members who
accused him of “spreading insecurity.”

"May I ask what type of lesson he is going to teach us?
The entire nation must know," Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad asked.
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said, "Raksha Mantri can't spread araksha
(insecurity).” Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party president
Mayawati demanded an explanation from the Prime Minister on "why he is not
reining in his ministers on what they say."

During a book release function in Pune on Saturday, Mr. Parrikar,
in an obvious reference to the ‘PK’ actor, had said, “An actor had said his
wife was afraid of living in this country.... How does someone dare to talk
about this country? If anyone speaks like this, he has to be taught the lesson
of his life.”

Mr Parrikar, who was present in the House on Monday, suggested
that members watch the video of his speech rather than rely on media reports.
In a disclaimer, he has said he did not mention anyone by name and was
"only talking about people who talk against the country and not about
someone's freedom of speech."

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi criticised the Defence
Minister for raking up the controversy again through his official Twitter
handle Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG). “RSS & Parrikarji want to teach everyone
a lesson. Here's a lesson for you: hate is the preserve of the coward and it
never wins,” the tweet on Sunday read.

Congress spokesperson Randeep S Surjewala tweeted that it was
a "shocking revelation" by Parrikar and showed that BJP and RSS
supporters actively disrupted and sabotaged an online trading company on Aamir
Khan issue.